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Oscar-nominated Film Director Inspired by Vermont Theater Group
Jasmila Žbanić directed a fictionalized account of events leading up to the 1995 massacre of Muslims during the Yugoslav War.
 • Jon Kalish
New Tech to Cope With Hearing Loss
Electronics manufacturers are increasingly producing software and products that address hearing loss.
 • Jon Kalish
Wedding Caterers Cook With Open Wood Fires
Two New England companies cook on an open fire in front of the wedding guests.
 • Jon Kalish
Kayak Lift
After a Vermont man was paralyzed from the chest down, he could only kayak if someone got him in and out of his boat. His neighbors built him a hoist so…
 • Jon Kalish
Retired Doctor & His Chair for Active Sitting
A a retired trauma surgeon and his son are manufacturing chairs that force people to use their muscles while sitting..
 • Jon Kalish
Outdoor Classrooms in Vermont Cope With Pandemic
A father and his two sons in Rochester, Vermont, have designed a portable, easy-to-assemble structure.
 • Jon Kalish
North House Folk School
There are more than 60 folk arts schools in North America. The Midwest, particularly Minnesota, is a hotbed for these schools.
 • Jon Kalish
The Carnegie Hall of Brooklyn
For more than a century, the synagogue Young Israel Beth El of Borough Park has been the epicenter of cantorial music in the United States.
 • Jon Kalish
David Krakauer
Listen to a story produced for NPR in 2022 about Krakauer’s album based on folk dances.
 • Jon Kalish
Jeremiah Lockwood and the Cantorial Revival
Listen to a story produced for NPR in 2022.
 • Jon Kalish
Ger Mandolin Orchestra
The Bay Area is the birthplace of a mandolin super-group founded by a man who doesn't even play the instrument.
 • Jon Kalish
Porch Music
Two Jewish musicians in Brooklyn created a vibrant summer music scene on neighborhood porches.
 • Jon Kalish
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